Sentence examples for against contesting from inspiring English sources

You assert that Al Gore may compare unfavourably to Richard Nixon, who, you claim, "decided against contesting Jack Kennedy's (arguably more dubious) victory in 1960" ("The damage done", December 9th).

By repeatedly refusing to do the decent thing, Mr Gore now faces the unfortunate prospect of being compared unfavourably by posterity with Richard Nixon, who decided against contesting Jack Kennedy's (arguably more dubious) victory in 1960.In this section A hard landing?

The League Two club have decided against contesting a one-match suspension from the Scottish FA after the defeat by the Lowland League side.

The Edinburgh club have decided against contesting the punishment after being served with a notice of complaint from the Scottish Football Association.

State Department officials said that Kerry invoked bitter memories of his 2004 presidential election defeat to George W. Bush, recalling how he decided against contesting a narrow defeat in the state of Ohio, which sealed the race for his rival.

France has strict laws against denying the Holocaust and contesting crimes against humanity.

Brotherhood members are barred from publicly contesting against the party or its positions.

Gen Singh is contesting against the AAP's prominent leader Shazia Ilmi and the Congress' Raj Babbar.

There are two against Cleveland and contests against the struggling Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals and Jacksonville Jaguars.

She will let her daughter maintain her account, she said, but has pushed back against contests on the site.

The top four after all eight teams have played each other against contest semi-finals for a Grand Final spot.